Bryte Insurance Company Limited, one of South Africa’s leading travel insurance providers, has launched its inaugural Travel Index. The Bryte Travel Index 2022, which leverages the insurer’s data provides unique insights into the international travel preferences of South African travellers and, importantly, the risks faced.
Sharing her excitement on the inaugural Bryte Travel Index, Anrieth Symon, Head of Travel at Bryte, comments; “As country’s most prominent travel insurance provider, we are excited to make sense of the wealth of data on hand in a manner that captures the risks associated with travel but also the thrill of adventure. We maintain that travel should be a celebration —very little compares with the sheer joy of discovering new places, exploring new cultural treasures and the pleasure of re-visiting old favourites. But, as a trusted partner to thousands of travellers each year, we wanted to paint a realistic picture of travel-related exposures and provide helpful information that helps readers plan for a safer, hassle-free holiday.”
The insights and trends-focused Index provides a compelling account of the pre- and post-COVID travel habits of South Africans. It shines a spotlight on the international and regional destinations that are among the most popular, how long we travel for, etc. But it also focuses on the more serious realities of travel – the diversity of prevalent, as well as unforeseen, risks, what we claim for and ways in which to manage risk. Through the Index, Bryte shares some astounding examples of risk incidents in recent years, with single policyholder incidents costing millions of rands.
Spotlight destinations
The Bryte 2022 Travel Index confirms shared assumptions and contains some fun surprises. We clearly can’t get enough of the beach but are also massive adventure seekers. Interestingly, Bryte’s Top 10 list of favourite destinations for South African travellers over the past decade, reveals…
- Our top destination for leisure and business travellers is the country that’s home to the world’s most famous royal family and one of the most cosmopolitan cities, globally – the UK
- South Africans love an island getaway. Our top two African destinations are Mauritius and Zanzibar while Thailand, with its array of more than 1,400 gorgeous islands, is our favourite in Asia.
- Also on this list is a country known for such a variety of attractions. From its scenic cycling routes to its world-famous tulip fields and from the canals of Amsterdam to Dutch clogs and cheese… The Netherlands proudly takes its spot as no. 9 on this list
The amazing antipodes
For many travellers, time and money dictate the destinations they gravitate to, but there are those who are in it for the long haul (pun intended!)
Digging in Down Under
When South Africans travel to Australia and New Zealand, it’s rarely for a brief getaway.